Sales Trainer & Consultant
Location: CA, ON, Toronto
Department: Sales
Employment type: Full-time

Company profile:
Vend is looking for some awesome new talent to come join us. You'll be working in an awesome team doing awesome things, and generally being awesome.Learn about us on our blog, or meet the team on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedInAwesome SpaceOur brand new Auckland office space is located on Nuffield Street in Newmarket, surrounded by our customers and the industry we love. It is huge, open, and shiny new with great meeting room spaces, casual working environments and plenty of space to host awesome events. We don't do cubicles, just plenty of space, whiteboards and meetings rooms. We also have a great cafe/retail space with our very own Front of House Manager taking care of our visitors and fellow Venders. Like Auckland our Melbourne office is surrounded by retail. It's a great wee space equipped with tiny houses and some awesome cardboard cutout animals.Our Toronto office is located right in the heart of downtown retail district. Like Melbourne and Auckland there's a great vibe with great coffee, boutique stores and some of the greatest restaurants in the city. Our SoMa office in San Francisco is located in the middle of the SF tech scene, just a (Biz) stone's throw from Twitter.The EnvironmentWe want you to be at the top of your game. You can wear whatever clothing you like, start work late in the morning, take breaks whenever you want and generally work the way you want to work. Who we're looking forVend is looking for people to push the boundaries. We are a hard working professional team with a wicked sense of humour, and we are looking for people who thrive in a collaborative open environment. We want passionate, hard working, talented individuals that want to lead in their field.

Job description:
The Sales Trainer and Consultant will be responsible for assessing new employee requirements from a training and support perspective, delivering on those requirements by designing great training solutions and supervising employee training. Most of these requirements are centred around technical training of the Vend product, our sales process, how we work, and the software and business tools we use (such as Salesforce CRM, Shopify and Zendesk).The Sales Trainer and Consultant will be in close contact with our Sales Operations Manager, and all of our staff members that require training in these things in person and over email, so great communication is a real strong point for you.The sales part of this role is important as we want the Sales Trainer and Consultant to be fully immersed in best practice so that he or she can pass this on to new Venders that join the team. Sales at Vend involves managing the entire sales cycle from the inbound leads to the activation of an account, as well as helping us to improve our innovative sales approach. 

Requirements:
Sales experience and achievementsAdvanced understanding of retail and POSExperience in e-commerceAbility to deliver training in a multi-platform environmentExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalExperience in the retail sectorExcellent follow up and time management skills

Benefits:
You’ll get other perks in the office like having a sweet place to work, where weirdness is welcomed and encouraged. You’ll get fresh fruit, and lollies (a balanced diet!). You can choose to work from a couch or a standing desk or a sitting desk.   We have an open culture where we openly share our results and where your input is truly valued.We balance super hard work with having a lot of fun at work!  Like playing pool, getting a Dia de los Muertos makeover, zoning out on the couches listening to music or raiding the snack cupboard (FYI frozen marshmallows are the latest craze at Vend - seriously, try them!).Work-life balance.  We know you have a life outside of work. We know you probably have little side projects or businesses too. This is valued and at Vend you can have a life inside work too.Utilise all your talents.  Not just the ones written in your job description.We welcome all of you at work.  We don’t want you to leave your personality at the door. So, close the window on your latest beautiful creation for a moment and get in touch.